now oklahoma ) were upset to have fort wayne in their proximity . after some delay , the us army decided to abandon fort wayne and move its soldiers to a new fort to be built between fort leave ##n ##worth and the site . the army both wanted to pl ##aca ##te the cherokee ( who were supervised by the department of defense ) and provide more defense for white settlers and other indians against the os ##age , who had been conducting frequent raids in the area . on april 1 , 1842 , some soldiers of fort wayne left their fort and on april 22 arrived where fort scott would be built , in the os ##age cues ##tas section of modern @ - @
now oklahoma ) were upset to have fort wayne in their proximity. after some delay, the us army decided to abandon fort wayne and move its soldiers to a new fort to be built between fort leavenworth and the site. the army both wanted to placate the cherokee ( who were supervised by the department of defense ) and provide more defense for white settlers and other indians against the osage, who had been conducting frequent raids in the area. on april 1, 1842, some soldiers of fort wayne left their fort and on april 22 arrived where fort scott would be built, in the osage cuestas section of modern @ - @